Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls


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Halls Hopper

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Post Monday, 29th July 2019, 20:31

Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

Do folks save 3 of each of the scrolls in case of getting a treasure trove. Really hard to sit on 3 enchant weapon scrolls.
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Ziggurat Zagger

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Post Monday, 29th July 2019, 20:41

Re: Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

No, it's generally best to use the enchant scrolls as you find them. Until you actually find a Trove, play like they don't exist.
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Post Monday, 29th July 2019, 20:50

Re: Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

grinrain wrote:Do folks save 3 of each of the scrolls in case of getting a treasure trove. Really hard to sit on 3 enchant weapon scrolls.


Generally speaking, no.

First of all, very few troves will actually have an enchanted weapon or armour as the entry price. The price can be anything from a stack of potions or scrolls - these can be ludicrously rare, by the way - to dropping your piety to nothing, to showing a rune. Example: one of my current games generated a price of 16 curing potions.
Second, crawling tends to work on a basis of taking resources that can enhance your odds sooner rather than later. A +5 branded weapon of choice now is an immediate and useful boost to combat power, and is preferable to a trove tribute that might never be needed in the first place - not many games generate a treasure trove.
Third, troves are notorious for their similarity to reading scrolls of acquirement/disappointment. Sometimes they're amazing, other times you'll curse your curiosity for even trying to scrape together the needed tribute. Check the "Trove reporting" thread for examples.

Personal advice: if you have a good piece to enchant now and will use reasonably often, use the scrolls. You'll likely get more by surviving anyway.
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Post Monday, 29th July 2019, 21:15

Re: Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

grinrain wrote:Do folks save 3 of each of the scrolls in case of getting a treasure trove. Really hard to sit on 3 enchant weapon scrolls.

I'd never sit on enchant scrolls if I have something worth enchanting. (Though I'm a bit pickier in what I consider worth enchanting than some other players.)

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Post Monday, 29th July 2019, 21:28

Re: Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

Any weapon that's going to be used long term gets enchanted. Armor tends to get enchanted sooner as long as it's a decent piece of gear. Sometimes on strong builds or species with limited slots I wind up sitting on scrolls (for opposite reasons, either I don't need to commit enchants in an easier run or I don't have anything wearable that CAN be enchanted). Usually, staying alive now > being stronger later.

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Post Tuesday, 30th July 2019, 17:03

Re: Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

It's hard to be stronger when you're dead.

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Post Wednesday, 31st July 2019, 14:05

Re: Dumb AM ranger 14 - enchant scrolls

Well, there is that.

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